Teachings of Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf 'Ali Thanawi & his spiritual successors, particularly 'Arifbillah Dr 'Abdul Hayy 'Arifi (may Allah bless them) and Sayyidi Mawlana Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) regarding Tasawwuf

Jeddah majlis

Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani
(Allah preserve him) will be, inshaAllah, in
Jeddah
on Tuesday 16th February 2010.
A majlis will be held after ‘Asr salah at Qari Rafiq sahib’s house in Hayy al-Safa district.

Filed under:I. Miscellaneous

Results of involvement in useless activities

Shaykh Mawlana Karamat Ali Jaunpuri (Allah have mercy on him) said,
This lowly speaker has experienced it well that when an individual is engrossed in useless activities his/her previous piety wanes away. Therefore, one should repent immediately if he/she becomes involved in anything useless and not return to that activity again.
Irshad us Salikeen/Aqwal e Sufiya, page [...]

Darul Uloom Karachi’s new website

Please make note of the change in Darul Uloom Karachi’s website address,
Darul Uloom Karachi

پاكستان كے حالات كے بارے میں خصوصی بیان

سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہ كا
پاكستان كے حالات كے بارے میں خصوصی بیان
موجودہ حالات میں ھم كیا كریں! ۔

Eid mubarak

Our master the Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be on him) said;
“On the day of eid (when people gather to offer eid prayers) Allah speaks to the Angels,
‘Have these people fulfilled the obligation (of fasting) and are now gathered for prayers?
I swear by My pride, magnificence, majesty, mercy and elevated status that
I will fulfill their prayers (and [...]

Divine plans

Hakim al-Umma Shaykh Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah have mercy on him) narrates the following story in one of his discourses,
A junior policeman was doing his daily rounds. He saw a dervish humbly walking by. Just to make a point and assert his rank on the people surrounding him the policeman slapped the dervish telling [...]

Khilafat?

Shaykh Haji Imdadullah mohajir Makki gave khilafat to Mawlana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi (Allah have mercy on them) after eight days and told him: ‘Moulvi Rasheed Ahmed sahib whatever favour (nimat) Allah has bestowed upon me, He has also bestowed upon you. It will be your duty to go develop that nimat and work on it.’
Mawlana [...]

Getting ready for Ramadhan

یکم رجب 1430

اللہم بارک لنا فی رجب و شعبان و بلغنا رمضان

آمین

مسلمانان پاکستان کے نام ایک دردناک پیغام

لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ
حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ

حضرت مولانا عبداللہ میمن صاحب مدظلہ نے تحریر فرمایا،

السلام علیکم

حضرت مفتی محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب مدظلہ نے اپنے بیان میں ایک بزرگ کا پیغام ذکر فرمایا ہے کہ انھوں نے خواب میں آنحضرت صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو دیکھا۔ [...]

Shaykh in Jeddah (Latest)

InshaAllah, sayyidi wa sanadi
Shaykh Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani
(may Allah preserve him)
will be in Jeddah today (Thrusday, 5th February2009) .
A majlis will be held after ‘asr prayers at Qari Rafiq sahib’s residence in as-Safa district.
For further details regarding this, please, contact via mobile phone or email.

Reminder to returning Pilgrims!

 
In the state of ihram proceeding towards Masjid al-Haram, sayyidi wa sandi Shaykh Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib (Allah preserve him) repeatedly recited;

لبيك اللهم لبيك
لا شريك لك لبيك
ان الحمد و نعمة
 لك و الملك لا شريك لك

and told us:
“In the state of ihram the most superior form of dhikr is this talbiyah.

Reflecting on it, it is my [...]

Filed under:I. Miscellaneous

عید مبارک

EID MUBARAK

TV & VCR/DVD

Giving instructions to a newly appointed mujaz Hadhrat Dr. Ismail Memon (may Allah preserve him) said,
‘In the Prophetic sayings ingestion of intoxicating beverages has been pointed out to be the source of all the sins (umm al-khabayis), similar is the status of viewing television and video cassette recordings (VCR and these days DVDs). They are the root cause of most of [...]

Death on friday

Our Master Holy Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be on him) said:
“A Muslim male or female who dies on a Friday night or the day of Friday, is safe from the punishment and trials of the grave.
He will meet Allah without giving account of his deeds.
On the day of Judgement (qiyaamah) he will come in [...]

Darul Uloom is a khanqah these days!

All praise is for Allah, Most High.
These days Dar ul Uloom, Karachi is a spiritual lodge (khanqah/zawiya).
Spiritual aspirants from various places around the world have flocked together to avail the blessings of Ramadhan in the blissful company of their Shaykh.
Almost two hundred individuals are performing the sunna seclusion (e’itikaf) in Dar ul Uloom’s mosque.

Sayyidi wa [...]